Automatic vending-machine.



PATENTE!) FEB. 6

No. 8l1,756.

G. C. YOCUM. AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIUATIOE E'ILED 0012,28, 19M.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PEN NSY IA' .t N l AUTOMATIC VENDING-NIACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

Application filmt Dctolser 28,*1904. Set-inl No. 230.346.

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lt is thv pmnosv ol' my ptvsvnt` invvntion to provitlv :t mnvhinv whivhwill nntonnttvtill)l tlvlixvt stivh vhvvltA ot' vonpons whvn voit ol'thv pt'opvt tlvnomintttimt :tt'v insvt'ttvitl into thv nntvhinv hw thvvnstomvt's, thus stavin; r th'v svlw'ivv1 ol' onv vlvrli. lhilt thv mafvhinv is vspvvittll)4 tlvsignvd for this pntposv, it is also snitnhlvtot' nsvwns tnt automat-it' tvtnling-nmvhinv, in w'ltivh vttvv thenmvhinv to hv lozntvtl with `t'vntlihlv articles instead of vhvvltswhivh ntv t o hv vxvlntngvtl fot' vvndlilv tutivlvs.

'l'hv tlvtnils nml opvx'ntion of my invvntion will hv vlvm' from thv.following spvvitivtttion, tttkvn in vonnvvtion with tho ttvvompnnyingdinwings, in whivh--- Figura t is :t `nitlv vivw of thv interior mvvh-:mism nf thv mnvhinv. Fig. is :t plan vivw ol'thvsnmv.; :mtl Fig.

is mi vnd vtvw ot thv mttvhinv looking from tho lvft, in Fig. "l, thvmngnZinv-vttttivt' hving ntnitt'vtl.

ltvl`vrting to thv drawings, A indivtttvs tt spring-motor, thv variousshafts ot' whivh nrv. jonrnnlvtl-n nppvt und lowvt pttrallvl fl'tnnvs lnml 2, rvspvvtivvly, whivh nrv. hvld at 'lixvd distant-vs nptttt. hySnit-tthly-ztrmngvd posts ot` pillars it. 'lhv maint-Spring 4 of thvmotor hns onv vnd svvnrvd to n post. 5, and the oppositv. vnd issvvnt'vd to n. Windingyshtttti 6, hau/*ingl an singular vnd, :tssltowlnvnitnble for vntgntgvtnvittI by et key. A Springholdngpttwl 7,pivotvtl to :t lnrgv tintin opvtnt.ing

l i l t t t t l l t l l l l l gvttt' H, vngfntvs tt t'tttvhvt-whvvltln|ion thv winding` nt'hot in' shnl't tt. rl`hv opvt'tttinggvttt S istti't'nngvtl tn th'i\'v n l'ttn-tfoivinor llt through n svrivn` nl'itttvt'mvtlintv sitvvihmnttiplyingY pinions nml gvnt'' lt to t?,invlnsitv, thv gvttt' l? living' mtttnggvd upon thv hntt ot' nthot 1S,whivh vnl'rivs thv lan-govvrtmi. '.lhv onvt'nting-gvnt is nm'nntlh'hvltl against rotation whvn thv ntninnm'ingtI is wmttnl hy mvnm` ol nrml lt), whit-h hns onv ot' it vml` svvnrvtl to n lvvvt tt nml itsothvi' vint m'- rttngvtl to vngngv and hohl thv htn-hhnlv llt` its shownin Fig'. Thv lvvvt tt is iom'mtlvtl upon tt sntnhlv standard 21. nmlupon thv longer fntn of thv lvvvr is artnngfvtl n gx'om'vtlvoin-rvvvptnvlv 122, whivh is in linv with n voin-v-htttv 23, vxtvndingthrough thv vnsing The shortvt ntm ol thv lvver, to which thv tod 1t) isnttttvhvtl, in nrov'tdvtl. with :t vonntvrhttlmtvo '-t, whit-h tilt` thelvvvt, so tlntt tho rod 1E) will intvtvvpt thv latn und thvvoin-lvvvptttvlv will hv in lts nppvt position tuljnvvnt to thv vntl nl'thv voinvlnttv, tts shown in Fig. I.

tVltvn :t voin of thv ntopvt tvnotnitnttion is insvt'tvd into thvvoin-vhtttv, it lztll` htto thv tvvvptttvlv 32, and thv wviliht ot' thvvoin tilt` t-ltvlvvvx 2t) into thv-position shown in tlottvtl lines,Fig. 3, thun` lifting thv totl ttt ont itt' vngngement, with thean andpvtmittin\r thv motor to o )eretta at aspcvtl whivh is vonttrolled byte. hm. Thecoin whivh has vntvved thevreceptavlv is held thvrvintvmporarily', whilvA the lvvvr tt is tiltvd 'mto thv position shown indotted lines, Fig. it` hy tt coin-retaining dvvive consisting of n rodot bail 25, mnd@ from n tint strip of mvtal, snitl bail hving )votvd ttt26 to thv voin-vhtttv I and curve concentric with thv pivotal axis 20 ofthe coin-lever 2t). The bail is tn'- ritngvd to hang vlosv to thv rearopvn vntl ol` thv voin-t'vvvptnvlv, so that n Coin droppvtl into thvvoiuft'vvvptttvlv will rvst4 against thv vttrvvd part, of thv huil untilthv lttttvtin swung to one sidv. 'lhv lowvt' pmt 25" ot' thv hailextends horizontnll) hvnvnth thv voin-tvvvptfttvlvA und tvtmintttvs in ndownwtttdtvinvlinvtl httvtnl :mn 25, whivh tnojvvts ovvt n lateralextension '27 of n relvnse-lvvvr 27, whvh is pivot'vd ttt 2S tto themotor-frame. 'lhv shatter ttrm 27h of thv relvttSv-levvr hns. nunpwnrdlt'-projvvting vttm-snrtnvv 27", nrrttngvd in thvl path onio'ivmvntJ of n. lvvvtoperating arm ".29, which is Sevtnvd to thv v01'-tval Shaft or Spindlv 3U, wh'tvh vmrivs thv pinion 11 und gear 1;.

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arranged tu operate sind carrier one step after l the delivery devieehas epemted two m' more iinie Il. 'lhe eeinhinntimi with n metereninprising; nn operai inge'enr, :1nd lnennsl'ur stepping und Startingthe imiter, of n. inngzizine-cnx'- riei' hnvingqr n series nl' magazinesthereon und supporting menus7 movable with the verrier, gl'nrsnppurlring:irtielesintheiii:1gnzi1ies,ade liVelw-niin geared losaid eperniinggear and arranged in pass hetween the magazine :ind lsziidsnppnrting ineens le rennwe :in artiele frein lmid ningnzine while theenrrier is staitinimny. :ind :s feedinglA deviee geared te .sindoperating-geni :ind arranged tu nieve the enrrier interlnitenlly.

4. The einnhinzitinn nilh n motor having un opernting-genr, :ind inemlfor stepping und sterling the meter, nl' :i rotatable lungazine-ein'rierarranged adjacent te said gear and having n series of magazines thereonsind means, ninvable with sind carrier, fer suppnrtng nrtieles in themagazines, an articledeliveiw' erin driven by said gear and arranged tepass between sind magazines and supporting means Le reineve articlesfrom the magazines, and mi :mn upemted by said gen1' and arranged tonieve the magazine-carrier inter inittently.

. In :in nuinnnite vending-mnehine, n

magazine-earner eornprisinir;l a horiznntallyarranged rntntnhle table,n. series el' muffazines supperted iihove and Ielntnhe with seid tnhle,a rotatable deliverpfnm iii-ranged in pass between Said table and thelnwer endl of said magazines, n rntntnble feed-erin nrrunged tu nieveSuid table interniittentl)` and n meter 'for operating said delivery:1nd l'eed arms.

(l. ln nn nutenmtie vending-machine, the eninhinniinn with a meier, ef nnnignzinecarrier emnprising si, lnirizentnlly-arranged eenirnlly-pivntedtable, n disk er lSpider ruinlnhle with the talile :ind having' neirenlm series of magazines secured theretu sind nupported with theirlower ends u short dislnnee ahnve the tahhmi eerrespnndingseriesnf pinser studs secured te said tn lile, n feed-arm eperntively eonneeted tethe imiter and udn pted te engage, Said studs sueeessively, und aidelivery-aun operatively connected te the nnter and adapted to )assbetween the table and the lower ends oi the magazines.

In testimony whereof I nillix my signature in presence uf fwn witnesses.

EORGE (l. YOUUM.

Witnesses Awww V. BOM En,

